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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Wednesday Links
- Once Rajeev is able to pull himself away from unimportant things like law school homework, he'll tell everyone about Isolée's peformance at APT last night. Apparently it was great. In the meantime, check out this Isolée profile in Boston's Weekly Dig.

- Have you heard the new Strokes single? I've downloaded it, but haven't got around to listening to it yet. If you can't find a source for this song, you're not looking hard enough. Here are a few comments from a few of my favorite sites:
Productshop NYC: "The song, "Juicebox", kind of confirms that the five New Yorkers have gone in a Stone Temple Pilots direction."

Between Thought and Expression: "I kinda like the new sound, which sort of conjures The Stooges. However, the lyrics and vocals are somewhat underwhelming."

One of many comments on Stereogum: "I like it. Yeah, it's kind of harsh at first, but the payoff at :50 or so where they break into the hook makes for some nice interplay. It's just one song, anyway, so I think it's a bit soon to be doing any bandwagon jumping (on or off)."
- Aurgasm wrote this excellent article on the music of New Orleans, MP3s included.

- More Strokes: Billboard's Jonathan Cohen previews a few tracks from their new album:
"Electriccityscape" blends new-wave shine with a vaguely U2-ish melody and comes up with something unexpected in the process, while "Vision of Division" is an uncharacteristically aggressive tune with a guitar solo seemingly inspired by AC/DC's "Thunderstruck."
- The BM Rant tells us a little bit about the new Depeche Mode album and links to a stream of DM's video for Precious
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Not that it takes much, but the trailer for the upcoming Arthur Russell documentary got me onto an AR kick the other day, and I headed for Dinosaur L's 24-24 Music. 24-24 is thought by some to be the gem of Russell's dancier material, and it'll hopefully be reissued soon. The Francois K remix of its masterstroke "#5 (Go Bang)" kicks off 2004's The World of Arthur Russell compilation, but I actually prefer the 24-24 original (MP3). When I first heard 24-24, though, the standout for me was far more fleeting. The two-minute "#7 (Recorded Live at the Kitchen, 1979)" (MP3) is a tantalizingly short slice of a session I hope is sitting in full in a vault somewhere. Russell's cello anchors a percussive horn-guitar groove that quickly recalls (or, I should say, previews) !!! and others. And, like much of Russell's music, I love it not only for its sound but also for the era of NYC it instantly evokes.

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